SummaryTwo androids (Amanda Collin and Abubakar Salim) raise human children on a new planet, but their peaceful lives are changed when a ship from Earth arrives in the sci-fi drama created by Aaron Guzikowski.
SummaryTwo androids (Amanda Collin and Abubakar Salim) raise human children on a new planet, but their peaceful lives are changed when a ship from Earth arrives in the sci-fi drama created by Aaron Guzikowski.
Put simply, it’s the purest expression of the classic 1960s science fiction allegories of Clarke, Amisov, and Walter Miller Jr.: show us the inevitable destruction of mankind in the unimaginably far future, and dramatize its last gasps at survival. It may not be for everyone, but if you like your sci-fi more thoughtful than spectacular, Raised by Wolves is ready to scratch that itch.
Raised by Wolves might be the year's most original series, an audaciously cerebral science-fiction concept that covers so much ground in the premiere it's hard to imagine where the show can ultimately go. Produced by "Blade Runner" and "Alien's" Ridley Scott -- who also directed the first two episodes -- it's uneven in places, but by virtue of its risk-taking joins the alpha tier of the streaming pack.
It is a show that pulls you in with its eccentricity, holds you captive with unpredictability, but leaves you unsure of your own thoughts. After checking out the six episodes (of 10 total) that HBO Max sent in advance, I still don't know if it's a masterpiece of modern science-fiction or if it's a messy misfire that we should meme into oblivion. What I do know is that I can't wait to watch more.
I’ve seen six episodes, and worry that the momentum drags. This is the kind of show where two sides fight, and then spend half a season preparing to fight again. The eccentric performances are intriguing, though.
“Raised by Wolves” is at its best when it allows Scott and the directors that follow him to dig into the issues, but it lacks in departments like storytelling, mythology, and world-building. It feels like a sketch for a show, waiting to come together into something denser and more engaging.
All of this scene setting takes place in the highly watchable first episode, which has the hushed grandiosity Scott can bring to this kind of material. Once the believers arrive and Mother starts going into battle mode, the show settles into a more conventional TV-sci-fi groove, parceling out its flashback reveals, arduous journeys and flashy interludes of violence. ... If your appetite for portentous sci-fi action is robust, “Raised by Wolves” may go down easily enough, though mine is considerable and I still found my attention wandering by the second or third episode.
It's more than possible that the momentum of that first episode might be enough to carry some viewers — fans of evasive-yet-ponderous hard sci-fi — through the series. I found the next five episodes a study in diminishing returns, the breathtaking aesthetic fading with Scott and Wolski's baton-passing after the second episode and the overall world of the show becoming less and less compelling with each contrived plot point and thinly sketched new character. With nobody and nothing to really care about, I'll probably skip the season's last four episodes.
Ignore the professional critic reviews - they thought The Last Jedi was genius. Whilst this is a slow burn, it just gets better and better. This is the sci-fi thriller for adults that we've desperately needed for decades. Great acting. Great special fx. Great storyline. I hope they make more seasons.
This show is pretty terrible. But since I rated season 2 I felt the need to rate season 1. This story is all over the place but Marcus was at least somewhat interesting. The flying nanny (Space Mary Poppins) should have been cut and it should have just been Father caring for the kids. The actress that plays Mother is terrible, as are all the child actors.
Looking at the first 5 episodes i fell like the trailer may have showed it to be a little more exciting.
The trailer showed it as a sc-fi action but it is more like a drama.
Its a story about these kids and there caretakers, that´s 80% off the show.
I got bored at the end of the second episode, and it just got worse as it continued.
I bet people are going to like this, but i have to say this is a strong 3 at best for me..
This is what TV has become: - Pour money in pilot and first two, three episodes. Try to hook the audience
- Then, titillate, throw red herrings left and right, keep them on their toes
- Add filler with emotional/relational /psychological mumbojumbo and pseudo philosophical clichés/platitutes
- Just pull the rug under the fee of the viewers and completely go free-wheeling for the last episodes, where you don't spend any money on writing and production, i.e. Money time.
-Et Voilà! You have learned the lessons from Lost, Game of Thrones and the rest!